Seattle Reign FC traveled to San Diego to take on the Wave on Friday night, continuing their road trip while dealing with injuries and apparently a virus that spread through the team and staff. Emily van Egmond scored in second-half stoppage time to hand the Reign their first loss against San Diego in all competitions.
Jacob Cristobal
The Reign (1-2-0) get a week off during the FIFA international break and will then face Bay FC (1-2-0) to close out their three-game road trip.
Highlights
Stats
SCORING SUMMARY
90+8' - Emily Van Egmond (SAN)
LINEUPS
Your Friday night Starting XI 🫡#HerefortheCrown #SDvSEA pic.twitter.com/pA2ZfhoTjx
— Seattle Reign FC (@reignfc) March 30, 2024
58' Substitution - A. Cook (In)/P. McClernon (Out)
76' Substitution - R. Brown (In)/L. Woodham (Out); T. King (In)/O. Athens (Out)
89' Substitution - E. Adames (In)/B. Balcer (Out); N. Stanton (In)/A. James (Out)
THE WAVE XI IS IN 🌊 @Gatorade pic.twitter.com/9nQ7vtH9dE
— San Diego Wave FC (@sandiegowavefc) March 30, 2024
58' Substitution E. Van Egmond (In)/J. Shaw (Out); K. Torpey (In)/K. McNabb (Out)
66' Substitution K. Carusa (In)/M. Doniak (Out)
89' Substitution M. Barcenas (In)/S. Jakobsson (Out)
POSSESSION
Wave: 50.7%
Reign: 49.3%
EXPECTED GOALS
Wave: 0.96
Reign: 0.47
TOTAL SHOTS
Wave: 16
Reign: 9
SHOTS ON TARGET
Wave: 5
Reign: 2
SHOTS OFF TARGET
Wave: 6
Reign: 3
SHOTS BLOCKED
Wave: 5
Reign: 4
SHOTS FROM INSIDE THE BOX
Wave: 10
Reign: 6
TOUCHES INSIDE THE OPP. BOX
Wave: 36
Reign: 14
PASSES
Wave: 473
Reign: 471
PASSING ACCURACY
Wave: 82.5 %
Reign: 79.6%
PASSES IN FINAL THIRD
Wave: 104
Reign: 117
PASSING ACCURACY IN FINAL THIRD
Wave: 71.2%
Reign: 67.5%
CROSSES (EXCLUDING CORNERS)
Wave: 14
Reign: 12
CORNERS WON
Wave: 7
Reign: 0
OFFSIDES
Wave: 2
Reign: 3
FOULS
Wave: 9
Reign: 8
YELLOW CARDS
Wave: 0
Reign: 1
Quotes
"I think each game has been really different. I think the win we had, we weren't really comfortable. I thought in Chicago we deserved more than what we got. I thought tonight we did OK, we didn't do great, we definitely played into their hands a lot as the game wore on, we didn't manage the game well enough, I didn't think, but obviously to concede so late is super disappointing. If we would've come away with a point, I think it would've been fair. I think we reduced them to not too much around the goal, even though they had a lot of the ball."
"I think obviously Quinn and Jess (Fishlock) not being here is tough. I thought Olo (Olivia Van der Jagt) and Haz (Angharad James-Turner) did really well in midfield. I thought we didn't play enough balls that were threatening in behind them in the first half. We've got quite a few little niggles and knocks, we've had a virus go around the team, I thought you could see that late in the game, but no excuses. I thought they deserved at least a point out of the game, if not more."
On not being able to create more opportunities against the Wave:
Dickey: "As a goalkeeper, the perspective of it, I think sometimes against other teams, a lot of teams put numbers in the box, which makes it very difficult – the ball bounces around, their goal is a perfect example, the goal last weekend was – the more numbers that we can get in the box, the more difficult it will be for teams to defend and I think that's something that we need to work on more as a team, as a collective. We have great chances, we have great service, we have people that can head and finish the crazy chances, but we have to be able to get in those positions. Yeah, we're tied and that parts exhausting, but those are the little things that help you win games.
Van der Jagt: "I would just say, it's definitely quality in the final third and I think that's something that we're definitely going to have to look at coming back from this trip and going into the other games. It's just that quality in the final third and getting our services on target, not hitting it to the keeper, just picking out someone in the end. It's just all kind of those little details that I think we're really going to need to hone in on."
